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31-Aug-2026

RECOVER-VITAL clinical trial finds no benefit of extended duration of PAXLOVID for Long COVID

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Results from a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published today in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases show that the antiviral drug, PAXLOVID, commonly prescribed to treat acute COVID-19, does not have an impact on Long COVID symptoms when compared to placebo.

Journal: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Funder: Pfizer

31-Aug-2026

Stay sharp after menopause: How aerobic exercise can improve key thinking skills

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Regular aerobic exercise – the kind that gets your heart pumping – can improve important thinking skills called executive functions, and the benefits appear especially strong for women after menopause, according to Rutgers researchers.

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

31-Aug-2026

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: How Alliance Clinical Trials help reshape early detection and improve treatments

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Business Announcement

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is highlighting the importance of clinical research in advancing better treatments and improving early detection to ultimately help prevent and cure prostate cancer.

Funder: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation

31-Aug-2026

Individual breaths shape brain activity

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Each breath at rest corresponds to the shape of brain waves, suggesting that individual breaths may shape mental processes that influence the quality of life.

Journal: JNeurosci

31-Aug-2026

Pennington Biomedical's Dr. Emily Flanagan awarded up to $3.55 million NIH grant to study infant energy balance and early-life growth

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Emily Flanagan, Assistant Professor and Director of the Developmental Physiology Laboratory at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has been awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health R01 grant totaling up to $3.55 million to investigate how energy intake and expenditure influence infant growth during the first year of life.

The five-year grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will support Flanagan’s project, “Characterization of Infant Energy Balance to Optimize Early Life Growth.” The study will examine the fundamental drivers of infant growth and could help improve how energy needs are estimated during a critical period of development.